CARBONEL , Pierre

Located between the deltaic plain and the subaqueous delta, base level is one of the most important factors that affect depositional elements and the sedimentary architecture of river deltas. In this respect, its changes are essential to reconstruct delta evolution during the Holocene. In this paper, we study three cores drilled in the Tiber...

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Ostia is one of the most extensively excavated cities of the Roman period. The port-city of Rome, which today lies 4 km from the coastline, was established in a very constrained environment at the mouth of the River Tiber. Based on a review of the geoarchaeological and archaeological research at Ostia, 4 new cores analysed through...